Tips for Growing Your Business Through Tough Times

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By: Ravinia Jaide, Guest Blogger Starting a business is never easy, but keeping it running is even harder. With economic downturns being part and parcel of the current state of the world, small business owners need to make sure they’re prepared for the worst. Recessions often hit small businesses the hardest, and many don’t make…

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On-Boarding in A Virtual World

Multiethnic business team having discussion in video call. Rear view of business woman in video conference with boss and his colleagues during online meeting. Senior woman making video call with partners using laptop at home: remote job interview, consultation, human resources concept.

In today’s pandemic world, we have a new challenge – how do we on-board a new employee virtually? Here are some tips for how to on-board new employees in a virtual work environment while ensuring that they are set up for success and feel like part of the team.

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Back to Work: Business Not as Usual, Employees Not as Usual

By: Debi Lusk, HR Business Partner Here we are, those of us in the business and HR world, either 1.) getting our employees back to work; or, as an essential business, 2.) keeping the employee working. We are here to share a thought which is relevant to both and that is the “people” relationship. It…

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Demystifying, and Retaining, Your Young Professionals

By Elise Gelwicks, Founder and CEO of Eleview Consulting One of the most common frustrations I hear from executives centers around retaining their young professionals.  Companies are faced with keeping their highly ambitious, and at times perceived as entitled, early-career talent satisfied without handing out frequent title changes and salary bumps. More than ever, young…

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Free Remote Working Reports to Help Individuals & Businesses

As businesses all across the world are struggling, millions of workers have instantly become remote workers. For the workers and for management, it presents a whole new set of challenges. Each individual’s hard-wired strengths and abilities determine how easy or how difficult it will be for them to work remotely. BestWork® DATA has created two reports to facilitate this transition…

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What Small Business Can Learn from Financial Institutions that had Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for Decades

By: Matt Armstrong, Owner of C22Tech Although technology has made “working from home” more possible over the years, there’s a difference between conveniently answering an email from your mobile device and being able to run an entire business without the tools and access your employees are accustomed to using. Fortunately, investors have been forcing banks…

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